Feeling “nervous energy” or “butterflies in your stomach” is common before sports performance.
Tip #25: VISUALIZE Belly Breathing
Shake out all your tension and just let all the tightness in your body fall away.
Tip #24 VISUALIZE When all else fails, just breathe
Breathing deeply creates calmness, which is part of the relaxation process that aids visualization.
Tip #23: VISUALIZE Relax
Find a quiet, comfortable place to lie down or sit. Rest comfortably, and gently allow your eyes to close.
20/20 Isn’t Everything – A Child’s vision is critical to learning
Great video showing how teachers struggle with every day learning tasks when vision problems are simulated.
Tip #22: V I S U A L I Z E Relax, breathe and build awareness
It sounds simple, but how often do you notice your shoulders feel tight and scrunched, or your breathing seems fast and shallow? The more you consciously practice to relax, breathe and build awareness, the more automatic these skills become—even in a lastminute, pressured situation. Stress and anxiety can adversely affect performance across all levels of […]
Tip #21: V I S U A L I Z E The skills & benefits of visualization are valuable in many areas of your life.
Mentally practice specific skills Improve confidence Increase problem solving Reduce stress and anxiety Prepare for performance Maintain mental readiness even during injury recovery “Every day before, I would see an outline of what I knew the future would hold for me. I would feel the environment and visualize the surroundings that would encompass my every […]
COVD National Meeting
Great courses, wonderful friends and fun…describe the 43rd Annual COVD Meeting in Orlando, FL. I was honored to be the Master of Ceremonies at the conference.
Vision Development…Through Edina’s Eyes Part VII
Happy birthday! Edina is 3 years old…going to pre-school! It is now three years since my beautiful grand-daughter, Edina Rose was born on September 14, 2010. Edina has given me an opportunity to not only spoil her, but to also observe her from a different perspective. When I had my own kids 30+ years ago, […]
Tip #20: V I S U A L I Z E See It!
Visualization is the ability to form, imagine, sense, become aware of, move, manipulate and expand the pictures in your “mind’s eye.”